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IN 50,000 SHAKES of $10 EACH, PAK VALUE 


(President, 

GEORGE COOKMAN, 

Vice-President of Corn Exchanjfe'j-.PfMfa' 

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Trinity Buildings, 

Beoretary, 

J. H. TROUTMAN 

Philadelphia. 

(^ireotors, 


GEORGE COOKMAN, Philada 
C. F. RUFF, Elizabeth, N. J., 
S. FLANAGAN, Philadelphia, 
EDW. P. KERSHOW, Philada. 


ALFRED EAWTON, Pottsville, 
R. B. ESLER, Philadelphia, 

W. A. HAMMER, Newark, N. 0. 
CHAS. II. GIBSON, Philadelphia 


Buperintendent of ffines, 

JOHN G. HEWES 

Pottsville. 


OfficCf S. W, corner Fourth and lAbrary Bis,, Fhila 


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CAPITAL 500,000 DOLL AMS. 


IN 50,000 SHAEES of $10 EACH, PAE VALUE. 



(President, 

GEORGE COOKMAN, 


Vice-President of Corn Exchange, Phila- 
ddrecusurer, 

C. F. RUFF, 

Trinity Buildings, New York. 

Beeretoury, 

J. H. TROUTMAN, 

Philadelphia. 


fX>ireotors 


GEORGE COOKMAN, Philada., 
C. F. RUFF, Elizabeth, N. J., 

S. FLANAGAN, Philadelphia, 
EDW. P. KERSHOW, Philada., 


ALFRED LAWTON, Pottsville, 
R. B. ESLER, Philadelphia, 

VV. A. HAMMER, Newark, N. J. 
CHAS. H. GIBSON, Philadelphia. 


Superintendent of jVLines, 

JOHN G. HEWES, 

Pottsville. 


Office^ S, IV, corner Fourth and Library Fhila. 


PHILADELPHIA: 

KING & BAIRD, PRINTERS, No. 607 SANSOM STREET. 

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PROSPECTUS 

OF THE 

LAWTON COAL COMPANY. 


The Colliery of tlie Lawton Coal Company is 
located within three-fourths of a mile of Mahanoy 
City, in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; having a 
mining lease of nineteen years from 1st January, 
1864, upon about four hundred acres of the “ Delano 
Land Company.” 

The Company have secured under this lease the 
north and south dips of the following veins, with a 
run upon each dip, of about one and a quarter miles in 
length, above and below water level taking the entire 
basin. 


MAMMOTH VEIN. 

This well-known vein produces a coal which is pe¬ 
culiarly adapted to the general market, being pure, 
hard, and of excellent fracture, and possessing a repu¬ 
tation which secures the highest prices. Where it 
is opened by the Company, it has a thickness of 
seventeen feet, which is constantly increasing as the 
gangways are driven in upon it, and there is no reason 
to doubt that it will be found to be thirtv feet in 
thickness. 



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This vein is worked by a Slope, (driven down to a 
water level gangway which will drain the whole two 
and a half miles,) up which the coal is hoisted by an 
engine to the level of the Breaker. This level gives 
a breasting of seventy yards and will increase as the 
gangway goes on to one hundred yards, one hundred 
and fifty yards and so on. 

SKIDMORE VEIN. 

This vein has a thickness of about ten feet, and is 
opened upon by two drift gangways on the end of the 
vein, giving an upper and lower level, each having 
seventy-five yards breasting. The coal is of first 
quality and very free from impurities. 

SEVEN rOOT, EIGHT EOOT, AND TEN TOOT VEINS. 

The thickness of these veins is indicated by their 
names, but is rather in excess of the quantity named. 
The Seven foot vein is opened upon by two drift gang¬ 
ways on the end, also giving an upper and lower level; 
the upper having from one hundred to two hundred 
and twenty-five yards, and the lower seventy-five 
yards breasting. 

From the Seven foot vein a tunnel is driven to the 
Eight foot. In all these veins the roads are laid with 
T rail. 

The present capacity for mining is four hundred 
and fifty tons per day, which will be increased weekly, 
so that by 1st April it will be six hundred tons per 
day, and by 1st May seven hundred and fifty tons. 

For evidence of the quality of the coal we refer to 
the accompanying certificates from shippers who have 


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sold our coal, and whose opinions of it is based upon 
the satisfaction with which it has been received by 
their customers. It will be observed that it is partic¬ 
ularly referred to for its value as a ‘‘steam coal,” and 
it is within our knowledge that it has been subjected 
to the most severe tests under boilers and elsewhere, 
without, in a single instance, having failed to give 
satisfaction. 

In comparison with other coals generally used for 
generating steam it has been found to contain, in less 
weight and bulk, a much greater amount of carbon 
with a less proportion of impurities. 

The same qualities which have given the coal its 
reputation as a generator of steam have gained for it 
also the esteem of the trade as a family coal, so that 
with ordinary care in the preparation, we may antici¬ 
pate procuring and retaining for our production a dis¬ 
tinctive reputation, which will at all times command 
for it the highest market rates. 

We have had the quantity of coal contained in these 
various veins carefully estimated by the most com¬ 
petent judges, who report a total of nearly five 
million tons, above water level and in the most 
favorable situation for easy and economical working. 
This will give, after deducting one-third for “pillars,” 
“ mining waste,” &c., over three million tons of avail¬ 
able coal, above water levels or enough, with an annual 
production of one hundred thousand tons, to last for 
thirty years. 

Below water level there would be, after making the 
same deduction, twelve million tons. 

When it is considered that many, in fact most of 
the collieries producing anthracite coal are working at 


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a considerable depth below the water level, necessita¬ 
ting expensive machinery for pumping water and ele¬ 
vating coal, which will require a larger outlay of time 
and money each year to keep in repair, it will be easily 
seen that this company possesses a great advantage in 
the situation of their veins, tlie difference in expenses 
in mining and preparing coal being about twenty per 
cent, in favor of the working above water level. 

Our production is carried to market over the Lehigh 
and Mahanoy Railroad to Mauch Chunk, thence by 
I^ehigh Valley Railroad to Easton, from whence it is 
conveyed to the shipping point at tide water, at Eliza- 
bethport or Jersey City, eitlier in cars by the Central 
Railroad Company of New .lersey, or in boats through 
the Morris or Di^^laware Canals. These avenues have 
been found to be the most available for our use, and 
the com])anies assure us of their ability to give us all 
the transportation we may require; but we are in a 
position, in case the present connections should not 
prove satisfactory, to transfer without any additional 
expense, our shipments to the Reading Railroad, by 
which our coal would be taken to Philadelphia and 
from thence by boat to New York, should it become 
desirable to place our coal in that market. 

Tlie question of timber for mining purposes is fast 
becoming a very serious one in those positions of the 
anthracite coal field where mining has been carried on 
for years, and in many instances, operators are com¬ 
pelled to pay for the necessary timber, a sum which 
amounts to a tax of from ten to twenty cents per ton 
on their entire production. This Company have upon 


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the tract covered by their lease an ample supply of 
timber for mining purposes, together with a sufficient 
quantity for lumber, which is sawed at the mill they 
have erected upon their premises. 

The improvements belonging to the Company con¬ 
sist of 

A riEST CLASS NEW DOUBLE BEEAKEE. 
having a capacity of eight hundred tons per day, with 
ample pocket room and all the best and latest im¬ 
provements, enabling the Company to prepare their 
coal with the least possible waste and in the most ex¬ 
peditious and economical manner. 

The machinery of the Breaker is driven by an en¬ 
gine of twenty horse power, of the most approved 
construction. At the Slope which has been driven 
down upon the Mammoth vein, we have an excellent 
engine of ample power. All tlie improvements at 
the “ Slope ” have been constructed at great expense, 
and with a view of securing permanency and efficiency. 

Connected with the Slope engine we have our Saw 
Mill, which supplies the Company with all the lumber 
they need, in addition to which they realize a conside¬ 
rable sum by sawing for other operators in the vici¬ 
nity. We have also another twenty horse engine for 
elevating coal from the lower levels to the height of 
the Breaker. 

The other permanent improvements consist of a 
large barn with ample room for sixteen horses and 
storage of food ; dwelling house for foreman; double 
boarding house; six smaller houses, together with the 
blacksmith and carpenter shops. 

Tlie mines' are fully stocked with tools, horses, 
mules, harness, wagons, drift and dirt cars sufficient 


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for their complete working. No expense has been 
spared in the erection of the improvements to secure 
the utmost efficiency, and the Company now claim to 
possess the most complete colliery in Schuylkill 

county. 

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The coal is, at present enormous wages, costing to 
mine and put in cars about $2.25 per ton including 
rent, and is now selling under the Breaker at an aver¬ 
age of $4.75 for chestnut, and $5.50 for other sizes. 

Should the present price for coal continue, from 
$7,500 to $9,000 per week can be realized this season 
of net profits. A contract has been made with the house 
of Messrs. Rathbun, Caldwell & Co., of New York, for 
the sale of all the coal from this colliery this year on 
the most favorable terms. 

The company possess a great advantage in the con¬ 
ditions of their lease, which are much more favorable 
than any now being made, the rental being much less 
than the rate now charged for leases having less in¬ 
trinsic value than these. The company feel assured 
that the advantages which are herein briefiy set forth 
will enable them to produce coal at a handsome profit 
when many of the operators in the county would be 
compelled to cease working. 

Finally, we beg to call attention to the annexed 
testimonials, coming from parties who are certainly 
in a position to give an intelligent opinion of the 
merits of this coal. We have many others as flatter¬ 
ing in our possession, but feel that the publication of 
additional ones would add nothing to the reputation 
which the Lawton Coal will secure for itself whenever 
and wherever used. 


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United States Steamship McClellan, 

New Yoke, February 16, 1865. 

Ill the late attack upon Fort Fisher, North Carolina, my 
vessel was selected as the flag ship of Major-Gen. Terry 
U. S. Army. This vessel was supplied with coal exclu¬ 
sively from the “Lawton Colliery,” and I am able to speak 
of its qualities as a steam generating coal from actual ex¬ 
perience. Previous to the attack, the vessel was exposed 
for several days to the severe storm off the coast of North 
Carolina, and I unhesitatingly say that without any excep¬ 
tion, the Lawton Coal proved itself to be the best coal I 
ever had on board my ship and superior to any I have 
ever had or seen used. 

(Signed) S. SAMUELS, 

Capt. U. S, Steamship McClellan. 

I fully concur with the above opinion of the Lawton 
Coal. 

(Signed) DAVID ANDEKSON, 

Chief Engineer, U. S. Steamship McClellan. 


Coal Office of Eathbun, Caldwell & Co., 
New York, February 18, 1865. 

Boom No. 3, Trinity Building, 111 Broadway. 

Gentlemen : 

Since we have been in receipt of the Lawton Coal we 
have noted very carefully the reports received from parties 
to whom we have shipped it, and are gratified to be able to 
assure you that it m.eets with much favor in the general 
market. 

We have especially desired to test its quality as a steam 
coal, and for that purpose, have supplied it to ocean and 
river steamers, to manufacturers, and generally have intro¬ 
duced it wherever we had the opportunity of securing for it 
a separate trial. In no single instance, have we received a 
complaint of the coal, while we have many acknowledgments 


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of its excellency, and we do not hesitate to say, that within 
our knowledge, it has no superior for these uses. 

Our chief difficulty has been and is, to supply the de¬ 
mand for this coal, and we trust you will be able shortly, 
as you anticipate, to increase your shipments. 

Very respectfully yours, 

(Signed) EATHBUN, CALDWELL & CO. 


Office of A. T. Stout & Co., ) 
New York, February 21, 1865. f 

44 & 46 Trinity Building. • 

Gentlemen : 

We have had the exclusive sale of the Lawton Coal from 
the time of the opening of the mines till within a few 
months, and take pleasure in stating that the quality of the 
coal gave universal satisfaction, both for steam and house¬ 
hold uses, and in our opinion compares favorably with the 
best Schuylkill coal. 

Yours, very truly, 

A. T. STOUT k CO. 

Messrs. C. F. Kuff k Co., 

New York. 


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